* For general information regarding NIW and EB-1, please click on the “National Interest Waiver (NIW)” option of the “Immigration Law Service” above.
* For detailed information regarding the approved cases in other fields of specialty, please click on each of the following links for each field:
Approved Case 1:
· Field of Specialty:
· Highest Academic Degree Earned: Fine Art
· Number of Appearances in Media Channels: 7
· Number of Citations of the Publications/Patents: 0
· Number of Awards Received: 3
· Number of Patents: 0
· Achievement(s) Emphasized in the Petition: Appearances in media channels / Records of winning the awards of high recognition in the community of art
Approved Case 2:
· Field of Specialty: Fine Art
· Highest Academic Degree Earned: Master’s degree
· Number of Appearances in Media Channels: 5
· Number of Citations of the Publications/Patents: 0
· Number of Awards Received: 3
· Number of Patents: 0
· Achievement(s) Emphasized in the Petition: Contributed to the increase in the sale of a major national corporation with unique and exceptional space design techniques
Approved Case 3:
· Field of Specialty: Fine Art
· Highest Academic Degree Earned: Ph.D.
· Number of Appearances in Media Channels: 12
· Number of Citations of the Publications/Patents: 0
· Number of Awards Received: 6
· Number of Patents: 0
· Achievement(s) Emphasized in the Petition: Appearances in media channels / Distinguished records of awards winning / Artworks displayed in 24 major exhibitions
Approved Case 4:
· Field of Specialty: Fine Arts
· Highest Academic Degree Earned: Master’s degree
· Number of Appearances in Media Channels: 8
· Number of Citations of the Publications/Patents:
· Number of Awards Received: 8
· Number of Patents: 0
· Achievement(s) Emphasized in the Petition: Appearances in media channels / Distinguished records of awards winning / Successfully completed 30 major projects for government agencies and national corporations / Developed designs and introduced them to the products and promotion materials of large companies, which increased their volume of sales and number of clients
Approved Case 5:
· Field of Specialty: Sculpture
· Highest Academic Degree Earned: Master’s degree
· Number of Appearances in Media Channels: 7
· Number of Citations of the Publications/Patents: 0
· Number of Awards Received: 7
· Number of Patents: 0
· Achievement(s) Emphasized in the Petition: Appearances in media channels / Records of winning the awards of high recognition in the community of art
Approved Case 6:
· Field of Specialty: Sculpture
· Highest Academic Degree Earned: Bachelor’s degree
· Number of Appearances in Media Channels: 0
· Number of Citations of the Publications/Patents: 0
· Number of Awards Received: 0
· Number of Patents: 0
· Achievement(s) Emphasized in the Petition: Developed technologies which increased the corporate sales, and exported the products based on these technologies to 27 countries and recorded high number of sign-ups in the online services based on these technologies
Approved Case 7:
· Field of Specialty: Industrial Design / Animation
· Highest Academic Degree Earned: Bachelor’s degree
· Number of Appearances in Media Channels: 3
· Number of Citations of the Publications/Patents: 0
· Number of Awards Received: 3
· Number of Patents: 0
· Achievement(s) Emphasized in the Petition: Produced animation works for use in television programs and theme park facilities / Artworks displayed in several major exhibitions
Approved Case 8:
· Field of Specialty: Animation and Visual Effects
· Highest Academic Degree Earned: Master’s degree
· Number of Appearances in Media Channels: 11
· Number of Citations of the Publications/Patents: 0
· Number of Awards Received: 0
· Number of Patents: 0
· Achievement(s) Emphasized in the Petition: Produced special effects for world’s top movies
Approved Case 9:
· Field of Specialty: Advertising Design / Game Production
· Highest Academic Degree Earned: Bachelor’s degree
· Number of Appearances in Media Channels: 1
· Number of Citations of the Publications/Patents: 0
· Number of Awards Received: 0
· Number of Patents: 0
· Achievement(s) Emphasized in the Petition: Developed innovative technologies, which enabled the production of new products which achieved high volume of sales in foreign markets
Approved Case 10:
· Field of Specialty: Interior Design
· Highest Academic Degree Earned: Master’s degree
· Number of Appearances in Media Channels: 2
· Number of Citations of the Publications/Patents: 65
· Number of Awards Received: 1
· Number of Patents: 4
· Achievement(s) Emphasized in the Petition: High number of citations of the patents / Appearances in media channels
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